Springdale Township is a

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of Manistee County in the

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. The population was 849 at the 2020 census.

Geography

The township is in northern Manistee County and is bordered to the north by Benzie County. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.56%, are water. The Betsie River, a tributary of

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, flows east to west across the northern part of the township.

Communities

Bec Scies was a settlement in Springdale Township established in 1881.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 730 people, 324 households, and 215 families residing in the township. The

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was 20.5 per square mile (7.9/km). There were 567 housing units at an average density of 15.9 per square mile (6.1/km). The racial makeup of the township was 97.67%

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, 1.23% Native American, 0.55% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.19% of the population. There were 324 households, out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were

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living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.72. In the township the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $29,417, and the median income for a family was $31,667. Males had a median income of $31,563 versus $22,500 for females. The

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for the township was $16,612. About 13.6% of families and 22.2% of the population were below the

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, including 48.6% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

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* {{authority control Townships in Manistee County, Michigan Townships in Michigan